Hasp



L. KULES.

HASP.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-19, 1920.

Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

FIG-I.

Leo Ku/es, mvzu-roa A'fionucv PATENT OFFICE.

LEO nurses. or MOUNT WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

HASP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

Application filed November 19, 1920. Serial No. 425,170..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lno KULns, a citizen of the United States, residingat Mount Washington, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hasps, 'ofwhich the following is'a specification.

This invention relates to hasps, and more particularly to a safety hasp.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a hasp of simpleconstruction and operation which maybe produced at small cost and whichmay be applied'in such manner as to eliminatepossibility of unauthorizedremoval of the hasp. object is to provide a haspwhichis speciallyadapted for use in corners in connection with sliding doors for garagesand similar structures. Further objects will appear from the detaileddescription.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the hasp in unfolded or extended condition.

Fig. 2 is a section taken substantially on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the hasp as applied to a swinging door.

Fig. 4 is a front view of the hasp as applied to a sliding door.

The hasp comprises a base plate 1, a body plate 2, and a securing plate3. The base plate 1 is provided with a plurality of openings adapted forreception of securing screws 4 by means of which the plate is secured toa door 5 or other structure. Plate 1 is provided along its upper edgewitha plurality of sleeves or knuckles 6 which interengage with knuckles7 provided on the adjacent edge of plate 2. At its broader end plate 2is provided with twoknuckles 8 which receive between them a sleeve 9 onthe inner end of plate 3. A pintle rod 10 is inserted through theinterengaging sleeves 6 and 7 of plates 1 and 2, and is .then bent atright angles and inserted through the sleeves 8 and 9 of plates-2 and'3,this rod being provided at each end with a head 11. As will beunderstood, this rod may first be bent into the desired shape, thesleeves or knuckles 6 and 7 and 8 and 9 being then bent over the rod, orthe rod may be applied in any other suitable or preferred manner.

The hasp is secured to door 5 by screws 4 in the known manner, the headsof these screws being preferably countersunk in plate 1. Plate 3 isprovided with an open- A further ing 3 adapted to receive a staple 12secured todoor frame 13 in any known or preferred manner. Then the haspis in operative p0 sitlon plateQ. folds downwardly over plate 1 thuspreventing removal of screws 4, and plate 3 is secured against outwardmovement from the door frame by shackle a of look A. The L-shaped pintlerod 10 serves to connect the plates 1, 2 and 3 soas to present maximumresistance to movement of plate 2 away from. plate 1, thus rendering itverydiflicultto open the hasp to such an extent as to per{ mit theremoval of screws 4. The hasp constructed in this manner is particularlywell adapted for use in corners, that is in places wherethe plate 3 isturned outwardly at right angles to plate 2, as illustrated in; F ig 4.In this figure the door 5 slides in the door frame and plate 3 fitsagainst the lateral face of side beam 14 of the door frame, this platebeing rigidly connected to plate 2 by pintle rod 10 in such manner as toprevent undesirable play or looseness between the different plates ofthe hasp. In addition, by having the pintle rod 10 passing throughsleeves 6 and 7 and 8 and 9, removal of the rod by cutting off heads 11is prevented. Also, if the rod were cut at its angle, there would be anarcuate or curved portion at each end of the sections of the rod whichwould render removal of these sections very diflicult if not impossible.This provides a hasp of the safety type which cannot be removed from thedoor either by removal of the securing screws or of the pintle. Inaddition, the pintle rod 10 serves to materially reinforce the structureas a whole.

If desired, though not necessarily, a bolt 15 of standard type may beinserted through plates 1 and 2 and secured through the door, this boltproviding supplemental means for positively preventing movement of plate2 away from plate 1. For this purpose plates 1 and 2 are each provided.with a squared opening 16 which are in register when the plates are inoperative relation, these openings receiving the usual squared portionadjacent the head of the bolt. Though I prefer to use the bolt 15, theprovision of this bolt is not essential, as the hasp possessessufiicient rigidity when in operative position to prevent access to thesecuring screws 4. In this connection it is to be noted that the hingeaxis of securing plate 3 is disposed at right angles to the hinge axisof plates 1. and 2 thus permitting ready turning of plate 3 at rightangles to plate 2 without rendering the hasp flexible to such an extentas to permit access to the securing screws.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a hasp, a base plate, a body plate at one side of the base plate,a securing plate at one end of said body plate, the securing plate andthe body plate, and the body plate and the base plate, being providedwith interengaging sleeves, and a single pintle rod secured through allof said sleeves.

2. In a hasp, abase plate, a body plate, a securing plate, the securingplate and the body plate, and the body plate and the base plate, beingprovided with interengaging sleeves, and a pintle rod secured throughall of said sleeves and extending about the body plate so as toreinforce the same.

- 3. In a hasp, a base plate, a body plate, a securing plate the baseplate and body plate being provided along their adjacent edges withinter-engaging sleeves, the body plate being provided at one end withspaced sleeves and the securing plate being provided at one end with asleeve fitting between the spaced sleeves of said body plate, and asubstantially L-shaped pintle rod passing through the sleeves of thebase plate and the body plate and the body plate and the securing plate.

I. In a hasp, a base plate adapted to receive a plurality of securingscrews inserted through the same, a body plate correspondingsubstantially in size and shape to the base plate, said plates beingprovided at their adjacent lateral-edges with interengaging sleeves, thebody plate being provided at one end with spaced sleeves, a securingplate provided with. a sleeve fitting between the sleeves at the end ofthe body plate, and a substantially L-shaped pintle rod secured throughall ofsaid sleeves.

5. In a hasp, a base plate, a body plate, and a securing plate, the bodyplate and the securing plate being hingedly connected and the base plateand the, body plate being hingedly connected, the axis of the hingeconnections between the securing plate and the body plate being disposedsubstantially at right angles to the axis of the hinge connectionsbetween said body plate and the base plate.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

LEO KULES.

